Northside Farmers' Market

One of my favorite things in the whole world is a good farmers' market.  Living in France definitely helped me develop my taste for a wonderful, open-air market - their markets are gorgeous, packed with beautiful produce, expertly-cut meats, a cheese for every day of the year, and countless other marvels.  If you're interested, the market in Saint Remy in Provence is just about the most magical place on the planet.

In the States, we haven't quite mastered the farmers' market the way the French have, but we're definitely getting there!  A very pleasant part of the green movement is the local food movement, which has really boosted farmers' markets - they're cropping up in places they've never been before, and already-existing markets have grown and become even more fun!

Our local farmers' market is on the Northside in Pittsburgh, and it happens every Friday afternoon - for details, click here.  Today's haul included:
-two enormous bunches of carrots
-a bunch of beets
-a large bag of red leaf lettuce
-a head of butter crisp lettuce
-four mini heads of butter crisp lettuce
-6 medium/large tomatoes
-three bulbs of garlic
-a free range chicken
-one spinach pie
-one meat pie

The last two items were devoured on-site and were DELICIOUS.  They were from Pitaland, a can't-miss vendor at this market.

Tomorrow, I'll be blogging about that luscious chicken that's sitting in our fridge, so stay tuned.  In the meantime, here's a little photo of some of our bounty: